FAA Proposes Checks For Thousands Of GA Engines

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By Mary Grady | August 12, 2013

Up to 6,000 Continental engines with cylinder heads produced by Engine Components International could be affected by a new Airworthiness Directive proposed by the FAA on Monday. The FAA wants to require initial and repetitive inspections, with the replacement of any cracked cylinders. The entire cylinder assemblies would have to be replaced at reduced times-in-service, at a cost of about $1,700. The schedule for inspections and replacement varies depending on the serial number of the parts. The total cost of compliance for the fleet would be about $82.6 million, the FAA said. In a news release issued Monday morning, ECi responded that the FAA's proposal is "unwarranted, inappropriate, and unnecessarily punitive for the owners of the affected aircraft." More

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Balloonist Killed In Festival Accident »

By Russ Niles | August 11, 2013

Canadian police aren't saying exactly how a young hot air balloon pilot died at a major balloon festival south of Montreal on Sunday but he wasn't in his own balloon. The QMI Agency is reporting... More

Seaplane Pilots Rescue Ditched Pilot »

By Russ Niles | August 10, 2013

Sometimes it's better to be lucky than it is to be good but the pilot of an aircraft that ditched off Key Largo, Fla., on Thursday seemed to have everything working in his favor. According to a... More

Boeing Named In Asiana Suits »

By Russ Niles | August 10, 2013

A total of nine passengers aboard Asiana Flight 214 that crash-landed in San Francisco on July 6 are suing the airline for damages, but they're also going after Boeing, claiming the company sells... More

Commander Crashed Inverted In New Haven »

By AVweb Staff | August 10, 2013

The Rockwell Turbo Commander 690B that crashed into two houses in New Haven, Conn., on Friday was inverted when it hit the homes, the NTSB says. But spokesman Patrick Murray told Reuters the... More

Deer Trail's Drone Hunt Vote »

By Glenn Pew | August 9, 2013

The town of Deer Trail, Colo., Tuesday held a vote on a local ordinance that could financially encourage residents to shoot down UAVs operated over their land by the federal government, but the... More

Sikorsky At Work On Smart UAV »

By Glenn Pew | August 9, 2013

Sikorsky hopes its newly unveiled Matrix technology suite can bring higher autonomy to unmanned aviation missions, actively guiding aircraft through dynamically evolving situations that could be... More

Da Vinci Codex On Flight At Smithsonian »

By Glenn Pew | August 8, 2013

A notebook dating back to roughly 1505, filled by Leonardo da Vinci, with his ideas and sketches regarding bird and mechanical flight, will be on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space... More

 

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AirVenture 2013 Photo Gallery #7

AirVenture 2013 Photo Gallery #7 »

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AirVenture 2013 Photo Gallery #6

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AirVenture 2013 Photo Gallery #4

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AirVenture 2013 Photo Gallery #1

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August 12, 2013

Overheard one evening as a Fayetteville, North Carolina controller was working with a Cessna that was requesting flight following. The Cessna had problems with a fussy transponder and the controller was attempting to help. After several exchanges: ... Tower: "N1234, I'm still getting an inconsistent transponder return. Confirm squawking 4567." ... Cessna: "N1234 squawking 4567." ... Tower: "N1234, transponder return is still inconsistent. Try squawking 5678." ... Cessna: "N1234 squawking... More

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